USDA to Hold Meeting on International Talks on Food Import/Export Inspection and Certification

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will hold a public meeting Sept. 26 in Washington to discuss its positions in advance of an upcoming session of the international Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems, it said in a notice. The meeting will be held to “provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States positions to be discussed at the 24th Session” of the Codex committee, which will take place in Brisbane, Australia, on Oct. 22-26. Registration to attend is required by Sept. 22. Participants may also call in by phone.